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There are many types of suburbs in the US (and worldwide, of course). I grew up partly in a suburb of New York. The towns around there date back 300 to 400 yea
by pcl 4y ago
There are many types of suburbs in the US (and worldwide, of course).
I grew up partly in a suburb of New York. The towns around there date back 300 to 400 years, and feel like it. There are walkable town centers with coffee shops and train stations etc.
I also spent a few years in a suburb of Dallas. It was considerably newer, and wedged between a couple of highways. Everything depended on cars.
As I’ve moved around, I’ve seen lots of other points on the suburban spectrum. But for sure, the connotations of “suburb” are nearly uselessly vast.
- marssaxman 4y agoI suppose that while geographers define "suburbs" in terms of their proximity to a larger metropolitan area, the "suburban" quality I actually care about is the urban form characterized by sprawling, auto-dependent, single-family development.
- pcl 4y agoWell, just be aware that others might conjure up an entirely different picture in their head when you use the term.
- jjav 4y ago> But for sure, the connotations of “suburb” are nearly uselessly vast. Yes. From past HN threads, I've come to realize that "suburb" is so undefined that it can mean pretty much anything. We all agree Manhattan isn't a suburb and that remote agricultural land isn't a suburb either. But aside from those, everything else in between is someone's definition of suburb. So it's difficult to talk about it as it could mean any kind of place between those extremes.